Originally Posted by
Oolatwilek
Yes, the rail travel will be expensive. Rental cars prices here have even gone up, not to mention gas prices. It looks like $20 each ($100) from KIX to Kyoto with a one day Kansai Area Pass, bus passes in Kyoto $5 a day each
($25 X 3 days = $75). The train to Tokyo. Sorry, I haven't figured out the the shinkansen yet. And the cost of transportaion around Tokyo, and Tokyo to NRT. Should we get a multi-day JR East Pass while in Tokyo, and then use it to go to the airport? It looks like it has Youth prices that we would use for the 3 kids. It looks like the Narita Express train is about the same price as the friendly liomosene bus ($30), while the Rapid Service is about $13. The difference looks like the amount of time Narita Express 60 minutes, Limo 90 minutes, Rapid service 80 minutes.
Darlene
Also consider whether you want to schlep bags from the hotel to the station and then through the station for your transfer to the NEX. The friendly bus picks you up at the hotel and drops you at your terminal at NRT which is worth something when traveling with others or luggage beyond a carryon.